{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-the-western-the-american-frontier-in-film-and-television-hardcover-1","title":"The Evolution of the Western: The American Frontier in Film and Television - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Kich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the enduring influence of the Western - the quintessential American film genre - and its essential role in US and world culture. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow the entire history of the Western, from its roots in the pulp novels of the early 20th century, through the serials of the silent era and the mid-century classics of John Ford and John Wayne, to the recent award-winning revisionist works, like \u003ci\u003eUnforgiven \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNo Country for Old Men\u003c\/i\u003e, that provide a more complex and nuanced take on history of the West. Perhaps more than any other pop culture genre, the Western allows us to view how Americans have seen themselves over the last 150 years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuild a foundational understanding of the genre with 5 introductory essays, exploring the development of the Western Mythos in the traditional Western, the heyday of the traditional Western in the post-WWII period, revisionist Westerns and the counterculture, race and identify, and the Western outside of the USA. Close to 100 encyclopedia entries examine one or more movies or television programs and show how their creation and plots demonstrate the overall evolution of the genre. Easily compare films and TV programs - from early genre favorites such as \u003ci\u003eGunsmoke \u003c\/i\u003eto more recent releases like \u003ci\u003eDjango Unchained\u003c\/i\u003e - with essential facts boxes accompanying each entry, with information on the director, studio, key actors, and box office receipts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Kich \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of English at Wright State University Lake Campus, USA. He s the author of \u003ci\u003eWestern American Novelists\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), co-editor of \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Theory in the Global Age\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and co-author of \u003ci\u003ePop Goes the Decade: The Sixties \u003c\/i\u003e(Greenwood, 2020).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 520\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 10.1 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47344419897593,"sku":"9781440876172","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RBdfPHuaVk9781440876172_705a33cb-308b-48bf-92e1-8afb086ec79b.webp?v=1769731735","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-evolution-of-the-western-the-american-frontier-in-film-and-television-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}